Northern Rockhopper Penguin vs Snares Penguin

Eudyptes moseleyi comparado com Eudyptes robustus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Northern Rockhopper Penguin Snares Penguin
Nome científico Eudyptes moseleyi Eudyptes robustus
Ordem Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Família Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Estado de conservação Endangered Vulnerable
Comprimento
Envergadura 20,4 cm (8.0 in) 19,6 cm (7.7 in)
Peso 2850,0 g (100.53 oz) 3191,6666666666665 g (112.58 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Northern Rockhopper Penguin only

Snares Penguin only

Estado de conservação

Endangered

Northern Rockhopper Penguin

Vulnerable

Snares Penguin

About These Birds

Northern Rockhopper Penguin

Northern Rockhopper Penguin, 45–58 cm, breeds on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island in the South Atlantic and Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean. Distinctive yellow and black crest, red bill, red eyes. Krill and fish feeder. Endangered; population has declined dramatically due to ocean warming and food shortages.

Snares Penguin

Snares Penguin, 50–63 cm, breeds only on the Snares Islands, a tiny New Zealand sub-Antarctic archipelago. Bold yellow crest meeting above bill, pink facial skin, red-pink bill. Piscivore and krill feeder. Vulnerable; limited to a single island group making it inherently at risk from any catastrophe.

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